... on the growth of the social and political institutions of the Roman Empire in its entirety. Before Augustus became emperor there were a series of events that took place leading him to his victory. Julius Caesar, his uncle, sent him to study in Apollonia. After Caesar's assassination, Augustus was uncertain about accepting his inheritance, but, nonetheless, he did with the purpose of avenging his uncle ... 's death. At the age of nineteen, he joined the Consulship of Gaius Pansa and Aulus Hirtius in 43 B.C., Augustus, previously known as Octavius, allowed the Senate to use his family name...

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... himself all the powers of consul, tribune and other offices, he had no rival. Augustus shrewdly kept direct control of all the military provinces which held the major part of the armed forces. He wisely avoided Caesar's mistake, by behaving deferentially to senators. In his reign Roman peace (Pax Romana) ... was extended as far as the Danube and the Black Sea. Augustus was not only the first emperor, he was also the greatest. He ... of brick into a city of marble. His genuine piety, celebrated in the famous Altar of Peace in Rome, led to his restoring eighty temples. Augustus also attem...

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... Roman history. Pius did not support military undertakings and never left Italy during his reign. Disturbances to the Pax Romana occurred on the edges of the empire. As a consequence, neither Caesar gained military experience and were not shown to the armies. Marcus rose steadily through the cursus honorum, holding consulates in 140 and 145, combining magistracies with priesthoods. He received the ... -emperor, as Hadrian had planned. From the beginning of the year they were joint consuls and held office for the entire year. Their official names were Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Anton...

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